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But in NYC, people with high incomes did spectacularly well. It is a city for rich people.
November 10, 2025 at 1:54 PM
But in NYC, people with high incomes did spectacularly well. It is a city for rich people.
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Trump pardons Giuliani, Eastman, Powell and other allies in the effort to overturn the 2020 election. Since he can only grant clemency for federal crimes, though, the pardons will not protect them from state charges. Can the president pardon his conspirators in an on-going crime? Yes, apparently.
Trump Pardons Giuliani and Others Involved in Effort to Overturn 2020 Election
www.nytimes.com
November 10, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Trump pardons Giuliani, Eastman, Powell and other allies in the effort to overturn the 2020 election. Since he can only grant clemency for federal crimes, though, the pardons will not protect them from state charges. Can the president pardon his conspirators in an on-going crime? Yes, apparently.
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Ron Filipkowski: Queen Ghislaine even has a puppy at Club Fed. This is how convicted sex traffickers are coddled by the Trump admin. www.msnbc.com/msnbc/news/d...
November 10, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Ron Filipkowski: Queen Ghislaine even has a puppy at Club Fed. This is how convicted sex traffickers are coddled by the Trump admin. www.msnbc.com/msnbc/news/d...
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For Democrats, the week began with an exhilarating electoral victory, and ended with a betrayal by octogenarian rogues ready to be retired.
Schumer and the Hateful Eight Betray America
A new low for the Democratic Senate
open.substack.com
November 10, 2025 at 2:05 PM
For Democrats, the week began with an exhilarating electoral victory, and ended with a betrayal by octogenarian rogues ready to be retired.
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Schumer unites the Democratic party... in contempt for Schumer. bsky.app/profile/theo...
November 10, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Schumer unites the Democratic party... in contempt for Schumer. bsky.app/profile/theo...
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Your favorite Italian-origin fusilli and macaroni are poised to disappear from US supermarket shelves. Italy’s biggest pasta exporters say import & antidumping duties totaling 107% on their pasta brands will make doing business in America too costly and are preparing to pull out of US stores in Jan
Italian Pasta Is Poised to Disappear From American Grocery Shelves
The Trump administration is set to impose duties of 107% on Italian pasta imports, among most punitive of the tariffs it has levied.
www.wsj.com
November 10, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Your favorite Italian-origin fusilli and macaroni are poised to disappear from US supermarket shelves. Italy’s biggest pasta exporters say import & antidumping duties totaling 107% on their pasta brands will make doing business in America too costly and are preparing to pull out of US stores in Jan
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Angus King presents the rationality of fecklessness.
November 10, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Angus King presents the rationality of fecklessness.
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AtlasIntel, the self-proclaimed “best pollster in America,” missed last week’s elections by an average of 9 points across races and by 14 points in New Jersey.
Back in June, I wrote about how their accuracy in 2024 distracted from bigger methods issues: www.gelliottmorris.com/p/the-best-p...
Back in June, I wrote about how their accuracy in 2024 distracted from bigger methods issues: www.gelliottmorris.com/p/the-best-p...
What makes the “best pollsters” of 2024 so accurate?
Primarily it’s a mix of experimentation and biased estimates that get lucky
www.gelliottmorris.com
November 10, 2025 at 2:15 PM
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It's the tactical genius of Chuck Schumer in a nutshell
November 10, 2025 at 2:17 PM
It's the tactical genius of Chuck Schumer in a nutshell
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An early Monday morning order from Justice Jackson in the SNAP case—ordering DOJ to file any further briefs responding to last night's First Circuit ruling by 4:00 this afternoon, and allowing the plaintiffs to respond by 8:00 a.m. tomorrow.
For how we got here: www.stevevladeck.com/p/191-taking...
For how we got here: www.stevevladeck.com/p/191-taking...
November 10, 2025 at 2:17 PM
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Arianna Sofia Veraza and her parents were driving to Sam's Club for milk, eggs and diapers yesterday when they heard helicopters and horns blaring yesterday. They had turned around to leave when a federal agent pepper-sprayed them through a car window.
Pepper-sprayed Berwyn family rattled after getting caught up in federal blitz
Southwest Side politicians condemned Saturday’s pepper spraying and the federal sweep of Little Village as “state-sponsored terrorism” at a news conference Sunday.
www.chicagotribune.com
November 10, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Arianna Sofia Veraza and her parents were driving to Sam's Club for milk, eggs and diapers yesterday when they heard helicopters and horns blaring yesterday. They had turned around to leave when a federal agent pepper-sprayed them through a car window.
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“67% of Democrats say their own party makes them feel frustrated in the September survey – far higher than the roughly half who said this in 2021 and 2019.” Expect this number now to move much closer to 100%
November 10, 2025 at 2:20 PM
“67% of Democrats say their own party makes them feel frustrated in the September survey – far higher than the roughly half who said this in 2021 and 2019.” Expect this number now to move much closer to 100%
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MI5 asked Patel to protect the job of an FBI agent based in London who dealt with that technology, according to several current and former US officials with knowledge of the episode. Patel agreed. But the agent was moved to a different job back in the United States leaving MI5 officials incredulous.
November 10, 2025 at 2:25 PM
MI5 asked Patel to protect the job of an FBI agent based in London who dealt with that technology, according to several current and former US officials with knowledge of the episode. Patel agreed. But the agent was moved to a different job back in the United States leaving MI5 officials incredulous.
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At a secret gathering in May south of London, the head of MI5 asked Kash Patel, the FBI director, for help. British security officials rely on the bureau for high-tech surveillance tools—the kind they might need to monitor a new embassy that China wants to build near the Tower of London.
F.B.I. Director Is Said to Have Made a Pledge to Head of MI5, Then Broken It
www.nytimes.com
November 10, 2025 at 2:23 PM
At a secret gathering in May south of London, the head of MI5 asked Kash Patel, the FBI director, for help. British security officials rely on the bureau for high-tech surveillance tools—the kind they might need to monitor a new embassy that China wants to build near the Tower of London.
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Musk’s trillion-dollar pay package is so grotesque as to make a mockery of the most ardent free-market capitalists. Although his board is stuffed with cronies and relatives, he still had to hold it hostage to get his trillion — threatening that if he didn’t, his attention would wander elsewhere.
Musk and Mamdani: The End of Harsh Capitalism?
In opposite ways, Musk and Mamdani pose the same question
open.substack.com
November 10, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Musk’s trillion-dollar pay package is so grotesque as to make a mockery of the most ardent free-market capitalists. Although his board is stuffed with cronies and relatives, he still had to hold it hostage to get his trillion — threatening that if he didn’t, his attention would wander elsewhere.
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Loomer had been posting about Venezuela, advocating for lifting sanctions on its oil sector and allowing American companies to operate there. “Hell, yeah, she’s getting paid!” the lobbyist said. “It’s just not a thing someone’s really passionate about—oil licenses in Venezuela.
Laura Loomer’s Endless Payback
The President’s self-appointed loyalty enforcer inspires fear and vexation across Washington. What’s behind her vetting crusades?
www.newyorker.com
November 10, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Loomer had been posting about Venezuela, advocating for lifting sanctions on its oil sector and allowing American companies to operate there. “Hell, yeah, she’s getting paid!” the lobbyist said. “It’s just not a thing someone’s really passionate about—oil licenses in Venezuela.
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Adam Tooze: The collapse of the Eric Adams regime in the city opened the door to a radical alternative in the city itself. The discrediting shambles of Democratic Party politics at the national level from 2023 onwards, exemplified by the Biden administration’s Gaza policy, added further impetus.
November 10, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Adam Tooze: The collapse of the Eric Adams regime in the city opened the door to a radical alternative in the city itself. The discrediting shambles of Democratic Party politics at the national level from 2023 onwards, exemplified by the Biden administration’s Gaza policy, added further impetus.
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What Eric Adams achieved: Comparative data on city development from James A. Parrott at the Center for New York City Affairs confirms that New York City is the only city in the US to have seen a significant real median household income fall between 2019 and 2024.
November 10, 2025 at 1:53 PM
What Eric Adams achieved: Comparative data on city development from James A. Parrott at the Center for New York City Affairs confirms that New York City is the only city in the US to have seen a significant real median household income fall between 2019 and 2024.
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The bottom line: major US cities have been making surprising gains in combatting crime for three years now. That's continuing. And Trump's deployment of national guard has no impact on it. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Trump claims the national guard makes cities safer. Birmingham halved its homicide rate all on its own
Local observers cite a reversal of social dynamics, a revitalized police department and violence intervention
www.theguardian.com
November 9, 2025 at 8:46 PM
The bottom line: major US cities have been making surprising gains in combatting crime for three years now. That's continuing. And Trump's deployment of national guard has no impact on it. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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Ipsos finds Trump’s approval rating is decreasing almost entirely because of anti-incumbent economic anxiety. Approval rating among people who say the economy is the # 1 issue is -24pts since Jan. It’s stable for people who index on all other issues www.ipsos.com/en-us/lesson...
November 9, 2025 at 11:27 PM